Auger-Aliassime makes history with Lyon Challenger title

The 16-year-old becomes the 7th youngest player to win an ATP Challenger title

At just 16 years, 10 months, Félix Auger-Aliassime became the seventh youngest player in history to capture an ATP Challenger title on Sunday at the Open de Sopra Steria in Lyon, France.

Position

Player

Age

Tournament

1

Michael Chang

15 years,7 months

Las Vegas, USA, 1987

2

Richard Gasquet

16 years,0 months

Montauban, FRA, 2002

3

Bernard Tomic

16 years,4 months

Melbourne, AUS, 2009

4

Kent Carlsson

16 years,7 months

New Ulm, GER, 1984

5

Marcos Ondruska

16 years,7 months

Durban, RSA, 1989

6

Rafael Nadal

16 years,9 months

Bartelli, ITA, 2003

7

Félix Auger-Aliassime

16 years,

10 months

Lyon, FRA, 2017

8

Novak Djokovic

17 years,0 months

Budapest, HUN, 2004

Auger-Aliassime, who was already the youngest Challenger finalist since Stefan Kozlov in 2014, defeated world no. 171 Mathias Bourge of France 6-4, 6-1 in the final of the 64 000 € tournament.

Auger-Aliassime’s victory means that three Canadians have won a title on the ATP Challenger Tour this season, a first since 2013. Denis Shapovalov won the Drummondville National Bank Challenger in March and Vasek Pospisil was crowned champion of the Busan Challenger last month.